Th17 serum cytokines in relation to laboratory-confirmed respiratory viral infection: A pilot study.
Emmanouil AntalisAris SpathisChristine KottaridiAthanasios KossyvakisKalliopi PastellasKonstantinos TsakalosAndreas MentisChristos KroupisSotirios TsiodrasPublished in: Journal of medical virology (2019)
Main Th17 cell effector cytokines were upregulated in laboratory-confirmed A(H3N2) influenza and PIV. Excessive amounts of Th17 cytokines may be implicated in the pathogenesis and immune control of acute influenza and PIV infection in humans and may predict the severity of disease.